Democrats Raise Red Flag on BofA Derivatives Transfer

Lawmakers are questioning Bank of America's recent transfer of derivatives from its Merrill Lynch subsidiary to its retail bank subsidiary.

In letters to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and the federal banking regulators, 18 Congressional Democrats said the reported transactions appeared to violate the principles established in Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act, which restricts transactions between banks and their nonbank affiliates.

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